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SCOTUS rules against Indiana farmer in seed patent case
May 13, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA unanimous Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that patent exhaustion doesn’t allow a farmer to reproduce
patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission.
MoreIndiana farmer’s case goes before the SCOTUS Tuesday
February 18, 2013
IL StaffU.S. justices will hear arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit brought by Monsanto Co. against Knox County farmer Vernon
Hugh Bowman alleging patent infringement.
MoreSCOTUS to hear Indiana farmer’s case against Monsanto in February
January 7, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA patent infringement case involving a Knox County soybean farmer and an international seed producer will be argued Feb. 19
before the Supreme Court of the United States.
MoreIU professor helps get pesky scrivener’s error removed from Trademark Act
December 4, 2012
IL StaffOne pesky scrivener’s error that altered the protection provided by the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 has
been corrected thanks to the efforts of an Indiana University professor.
MoreNorthern District taking comments on proposed rule changes
October 26, 2012
IL StaffRevised rules for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, including a new section on local patent rules,
are available for review and comment on the court’s website.
MoreSCOTUS decision on seed use may affect farming practices
October 24, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe doctrine of patent exhaustion is at the center of a Knox County dispute involving Monsanto Technology over the use of
seeds.
MoreIndiana farmer’s tangle with seed producer over patent infringement gets SCOTUS review
October 8, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlThe Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to review a federal appeals court decision regarding patent infringement
in a case involving an Indiana farmer and a seed producer.
MoreNew provisions shine light on patent process
September 26, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlOne addition under the America Invents Act is the public has the opportunity to participate in pre- and post-grant reviews.
MoreNDLS clinic to participate in patent law pilot project
July 24, 2012
IL StaffThe Notre Dame Law School’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneur Clinic has been selected by the United States Patent
and Trademark Office to take part in the agency’s Patent Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program beginning this
fall.
MoreGene patent case back at Circuit court
April 11, 2012
IL StaffMyriad Genetics, Inc. reported on March 26 that the United States Supreme Court remanded The Association for Molecular
Pathology, et al., v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al., No. 11-725, to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The Federal
Circuit will now reconsider its July 29, 2011, decision, which upheld Myriad’s patents on two breast cancer genes –
known collectively as BRCA 1/2
MoreU.S. sees most significant patent reform in decades
October 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsSome Indiana attorneys think this new first-to-file process will create a race to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in
order to obtain patent protection first.
MoreCourt rules on genetic patents
August 17, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling July 29 in a case that raised fundamental questions about
the patentability of human genes.
MoreThe merits of medical patents
July 6, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryIn April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments in a case that raises fundamental questions about
the patentability of human genes. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take on a patent case in which the central issue
is the patentability of a medical process. Both cases could have far-reaching effects – in medicine, in law, and in
academia.
MoreOxford scholar to lecture at Indiana University Maurer School of Law
March 25, 2011
IL StaffA renowned intellectual property scholar will present a lecture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law next month.
Graeme Dinwoodie, director of the Oxford University Intellectual Property Research Centre, will lecture on “Global Marks
in Local Markets: Territoriality in EU and U.S. Trademark Law,” at noon April 6 in the law school’s Moot Court
Room.
MoreNavigating the patent process
July 7, 2010
Michael HoskinsAttorneys in the intellectual property arena waited for “the case” to come down during the past year, but what
they got June 28 was anything but the landmark decision so many lawyers expected.
MoreWhat's a patent worth?
July 7, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe question of “What is my patent worth?” is never an easy one to answer, according to intellectual property
attorneys and others who specialize in helping patent holders determine what they should expect for a patent.
MoreIdea for green tech patents gets mixed reviews
June 23, 2010
Michael HoskinsA federal plan to boost green technology innovation by dramatically cutting the patent processing time is drawing mixed reaction
from intellectual property attorneys in Indiana as they wonder whether the pilot program will help or hurt their clients.
MoreIP meets pop culture
March 3, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerA class of 10 students at Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington has been getting hands-on experience helping
an intellectual property lawyer who works with musicians, actors, and other entertainers on contract and intellectual property
issues.
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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!